While the kids (I know, they are grown adults but they'll always be my kids!) were home my daughter wanted to make a quilt for a shower present for her best friend Denise who's baby is due soon. On my way to the Airport I stopped at a local Quilt Shop (The Scarlet Thread) and picked up some fabric to make a quilt. The pattern we decided on was real simple, 5 1/2" square blocks sewn together, Jackie made the top and I did the quilting on my Gammill Statler Stitcher. It was a team effort and I enjoyed every second that we were working on this quilt. Here's a few pictures of the completed quilt.... (If you click on the pictures they will enlarge so you can see the detail.)
The back, I really liked the Anchors, it tied in perfectly with the fabric and the red quilting thread really pops on the quilt! The navy blue has white anchors on it, the light blue is ropes, the white has navy blue sail boats on it and the white has red stars.
Here's a picture of the front. If anyone needs a quick and easy quilt to make up for a baby this is the perfect quilt, it takes no time at all to put together and then send it off to your favorite Long Armer and have them pick the perfect quilting pattern to tie it all together!!
You may have to enlarge this photo to see what I did on the Long Arm. My daughter and I talked about the Signature block but because this is a baby quilt and we want Denise and the baby to use it I wanted the signature block to be part of the quilt so I programmed my Gammill to stitch out the signature block. It says: Made with love for Benjamin Charles St Peter by Jacqueline Cropper & Margaret Leuwen.
My daughter is sending me pictures of Denise opening the quilt, as soon as I get them I'll add them to this post!
I am so impressed by this quilt and the story behind it...Denise is my Brothers (who has passed) Daughter and I know she is proud to have it for Benjamin..Thank you so very much for knowing exactly the right quilt to make for a very wonderful family! Bless you and your family and keep them safe on their new adventure!
ReplyDeleteIt was a true joy to make this quilt for Denise and Benjamin! I was in Idaho in September visiting out daughter and her family, when there I was blessed to spend some time with Denise, she is a wonderful person and I am thrilled that she is friends with my daughter!!!
ReplyDeleteHow much would something like this run for a twin bed?
ReplyDeleteHi Kimberly! This is an edge to edge design and the cost for this pattern is .018 per square inch so to find the cost you would multiply the length times the width times .018. Example: if your quilt is 45" X 50" you would multiply 45 X 50 which equals 2250 square inches times .018 which equals $42.50! If you have any questions please feel free to ask or give me a call! Happy Quilting!
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